Garbage can rack



July 14, 1970 J. G. ALLEN GARBAGE CAN RACK Filed Oct. 3. 1968 INVENTOR r/flbW/VV 6. AL LE N United States Patent 3,520,505 GARBAGE CAN RACK Johnny G. Allen, 603 Cedar Ave., Albany, Ga. 31701 Filed Oct. 3, 1968, Ser. No. 764,698 Int. Cl. 1365f 1/14 US. Cl. 248-146 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A simple, inexpensive and practical garbage can rack having a heavy base such as a concrete slab, an oversized can receiving and retaining ring, and a series of upright posts having inturned upper ends in which said ring is floatingly received to yield to facilitate application and removal of a garbage can.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the invention The invention is in the field of holders or supports for various objects.

Description of the prior art Prior devices have been employed which included elements of applicants invention but lacked the combination thereof with the result that they have lacked the advantages of applicants device.

Summary of the invention and objects The invention is a garbage can rack having a fiat base with a series of spaced posts fixed thereto and with inturned loop-forming upper end portions of the posts loosely supporting a retaining ring which structure allows a certain looseness when a can is inserted due to the movement of the ring relative to the posts.

It is an object of the invention to provide a simple, inexpensive, practical, easily manufactured garbage can rack of the fewest parts and of readily available materials, which rack will allow the ready application and removal of a garbage can without appreciable damage due to impact and which rack cannot be overturned by dogs and other animals which prowl at night.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is a perspective illustrating a rack for holding a garbage can;

FIG. 2, a perspective of a rack for holding two garbage cans;

FIG. 3, a perspective of a portion broken away to reveal the manner of reinforcing the base;

FIG. 4, an enlarged fragmentary detailed section on the line 4-4 of FIG. 2 illustrating the reinforcement of the base and the manner of anchoring the posts therein; and

FIG. 5, a section on the line 5-5 of FIG. 2.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The rack of the present invention may consist of a minimum number of parts including a relatively heavy substantially flat base with reinforcing metal bars or strips 11 and with such base composed, for example, of masonry, concrete or stone and in which are anchored a series of spaced posts 12 of construction steel or other material preferably soft enough to be bent by hand and nonbreakable but with angular anchoring extremities 13 so that these posts may not be readily withdrawn.

The upper ends of the posts 12 are extended inwardly and downwardly to form loops 14 in which are received a ring 15 having overlapping ends connected by a clamp 16 in order that the size of the ring may be varied to accommodate garbage or trash cans 17 of varying diameters and having covers 18 which fit frictionally thereon although they may be readily removed by gripping the handles 19 and lifting the same.

On account of the size of the loops 14 the rings 15 are loosely or fioatingly received. This facilitates the introduction and removal of the can but holds the same firmly against being upset by animals. Further, the posts 12 are applied so that they are slightly further apart at their upper ends than at their lower ends, thus limiting the lateral movement of the lower ends of the trash can. Also with the ring fioatingly received the shock or impact of the can when being inserted in the rack is cushioned to reduce the possibility of breakage.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, a multiple rack for trash or garbage cans may be provided, such rack including a base 10 having the reinforcing strips 11 incorporated therein, with the posts 12 carrying a ring 15 for each trash or garbage can to be retained. Whether it is a single rack as illustrated in FIG. 1, or a multiple rack as illustrated in FIG. 2, since there are no fixed joints between the ring and the post and no welding, the racks last indefinitely and in fact longer than if there were welded or other rigid joints.

I claim:

1. A garbage can rack comprising relatively heavy substantially flat base means and yieldable can-holding means mounted on said base means, said can-holding means ineluding spaced generally upright posts having their lower ends anchored to said base means and having their upper ends turned reversely upon themselves to form relatively large ring-receiving loops of a size substantially larger than the transverse dimension of a ring to be received to allow free transverse movement of said ring within said loops, a ring loosely received within said loops in a manner to yield or float transversely within said loops upon impact of a garbage can therewith during insertion and removal thereof, said ring being substantially larger in diameter than a garbage can to allow the latter to be loosely and yieldably received therein, said posts being of material sufficiently soft to allow bending without breakage, and the lower extremities of said posts being closer together than the upper ends and embedded in said base to facilitate receiving and holding of a garbage can.

2. A rack as set forth in claim 1 of a construction to accommodate multiple cans.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,162,575 11/1915 Craig.

2,260,570 10/1941 John.

2,287,919 6/1942 Ulzheirner. 2,297,193 9/ 1942 Silverman. 2,931,517 4/1960 Youngblood et al. 3,010,689 11/1961 More.

3,186,555 6/1965 Ventura. 3,232,441 2/1966 Mitscherling.

MARION PARSONS, JR., Primary Examiner US. Cl. X.R. 211-71 

